2000 Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the June draft...2002 Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 Draft, 12/16...2003 Returned to the Cubs by the Blue Jays, 3/15...2005 Acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Cubs in exchange for Jody Gerut,7/18...Married, wife's name is Shannon... Resides in Virginia Beach,
VA...Graduated from Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, VA, in 1997...Attended Virginia Commonwealth
University, where he was a two-time first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association selection...In 2000, he was named
to Louisville Slugger's first-team all-America squad and Baseball America's second-team all-America squad after
winning the conference's Triple Crown, batting .435 with 19 homers and 74 RBI.